Out Armed and stupid

 Well, it's Sunday and I have to work a weird shift: 2 - 7.  Five hours means I don't get a lunch, but I will take a break where I will snack upon one of my cinnamon rolls.  One thing different about this recipe is that before baking, you pour a cup of heavy cream over the pan which forms a gooey, tasty sauce in the bottom of the pan.  Simply scrumptious.

I've been hitting the treadmill regularly, choosing jogs (though I walk) in major cities.  There is a great one through Central Park, and yesterday I was in the UK... London, to be precise.  Filmed a while back, no one is in masks.  The walk in the park?  A lot of people are wearing masks.  Yesterday I hit a speed of 2 miles per hour without holding onto the side rails.  I was very pleased.

Biggie's booboo belly has been replaced with the most odious gas that's so bad you want to leave the room.  Of course, being a dog, he thinks his every fart smells like lavender and rose petals.

I also bought myself a Butterball turkey.  17 pounds.  That sounds big for just one person and... well, I suppose it is.  But the dogs will share.  They'll get the skin.  Remember, most of that bird is going to be frozen for later.  The label says all natural without hormones, so I guess they also sell birds with prosthetics that are genderless.

Evidently there were no large scale protests about the Rittenhouse verdict, mostly, I suspect, because many already suspected what the outcome was going to be.  One of the things I found rather amusing was some of the MAGAs waiting outside the courthouse shouted "2nd amendment!"  These people are so damn stupid.  Losers like Boebert, and that bottled blond Marjorie (something or other) lie to themselves constantly.  They, like Madison Cawthorn (Sp?) believe those of us who want gun control are anti-gun.  Because of this illogical thinking, they've jumped to the conclusion that on those who shriek 2nd amendment own guns. Who in Hell do they think bought guns when Trump got his electoral college win?  Duh.  The idea that someone who is not a conservative would even consider buying a gun is totally alien to them.  How many times do I have to tell you, these people are dumb as hell.  Most of them make Kyle Rittenhouse look like a genius... and that ain't saying much.  The idea that they are out-armed doesn't even enter their consciousness.  

Nuts

 Biggie didn't eat his dinner because he had a booboo belly, it made cranky noises all night.  He's fine today.  He's on a low dose NSAID for dogs because of his arthritis (it runs in the family).  He's supposed to get 2 when he needs them.  Usually, I give him 1.  Yesterday he was really stiff, so he got 2.  I don't think his belly was ready for 2.

Today I'm changing the media in my tank.  The filter is on the bottom shelf of the stand, that means not only bending over, but getting down on my knees.  Not fun stuff for me.  Still, it has to be done regularly.

For those interested, there will be a Dr. Who reference in The Body in Repose.

Oh, and I ordered the last of my Christmas Presents yesterday.  An Xbox Series X.  The top of the line.  Since I already have a Series S, I'm going to sell that one.  Usually I give things away, but it's only 4 months old, and it was $300, and it's paid for, so I'm going to try and offset the cost of the Series X.  The new console should be arriving on Wednesday.

I baked cinnamon rolls yesterday with nuts.  The recipe didn't call for walnuts, but I like them, so they were chopped up and mixed with the cinnamon filling.  Oh, and I didn't put cream cheese in the frosting, my attempt to keep them from being overwhelmingly rich.

On the Rittenhouse verdict:  His defense won the case when he broke down sobbing on the witness stand.  Listening to him, and watching his mother, I gather he is possibly a little below average intelligence.  Conservatives love people like him, and as such, he will now be their tool, quite probably for the rest of his life.  The message sent was that vigilantism is okay, which is not good.  Conservatives don't understand vigilantism is a 2 way street, and this trial set a very high precedent.  Outside the courthouse several people shouted out "2nd amendment!"  That made me laugh because these assholes believe they are the only ones to own guns.  Pardon my French, but these people are fucking nuts.

Rittenhouse Rain

 Happy Veteran's Day.  I'll be celebrating... sort of.  I work today and they're bringing in lunch for all of the Veterans, and that includes me.  Mission Barbecue.  A paid day off would be preferred, but we can't have everything, can we?

While I was off, a husband and wife bought one of my hardwood jobs sold, over $15,000.  She decided she was going to apply for a credit card to get the $100.  That's understandable.  Just to let you know, the max limit I've ever seen for new credit cards has been $8000.  For her, however, her max limit was over the 15 grand.  So, what kind of money do you need to be raking in to apply for a credit card and get that kind of limit?  That is way above my paygrade.

The discomfort in my back is now a lot like a pinched nerve, but not all of the time.  I can go hours with no problems, but then I just happen to turn the wrong way.  I do think switching to my old running shoes has helped in that regard.  That and the core exercises I learned at PT the last time this happened.

I'm off tomorrow and we are going to get rain.  So, what's new about that?

Oh, and in case you didn't  hear, it rained yesterday at the Rittenhouse trial... oh, wait, that wasn't rain, those were crocodile tears from a sobbing 17 year old who claims he was terrified he was going to die.  I keep waiting to see a headline where this kid is asked "why were you there?  In another state, with a rifle you got illegally?"  Of course, that may be one of the many things this white judge, the one with Trump's campaign song as a ringtone on his phone, has made taboo.  This man, who is stunningly racists, has no idea of the firestorm he may be creating.  He's doing what white racists judges have always done, look out for his own.  As for Kyle?  This kid is stupid and his life is ruined because of that.  I suspect that his tear clouds will be hanging over his head for most of his life.